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Show Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment No. 1 REPOU TION r.ia.ATl(i TO KILLING! VACANCIES IN LEGISLATURE j A j -int r-solutlcn pr-posing an amenl- ; Qient to Section U of Article VI of t! cnr:t:;::'.m of thr Slate of LHali, i- laliritf to vnranrits in the lefrislai u-e. C? !t !:..! by Ire Legislature of '.he State nl Tub, two-thirds of all mer.t- bers r tort ed to each house concur rir e liiercin : , SECTION I Sections to Ite nmindefL j Tim it i ; ;-im to nrru'ii'l Section 13 of A-L-.l- VI oS fra constitution of the SiP'e f of Utr-.h so that the same sh'i!l rcal , follows : ; Sr-XTION 1. vacuncua to tr fille-l. Va'-'rrirs th:i r-?v occur in ci:'?r hou-e of the tfislatir e .-hall be filied in such niftn'irr -nav I'-' rruvirfed by law. SECTION 2 S-cn'.ary of State to publish pub-lish The seiTflar ofStr.! is directed ft-ca-J'e -.':1s rro,i-v:";l r.rri''lnient to lej puhlisho-'l aa rn iire.T L-y the constitution and to I'e su!:m:' lal t Hi? elec'ms of m State at the nest Ei-ner::! clt-clum in thA mn " nvr i-'- ivit'cd by U' '.v RrniON 3. In effect when. If np-provH np-provH hy the rleclors of the State, th's I pronncpj am',wiiTu,nt shall take effect un the 1st da cf January. 1031. I FUcl wilh the S.ovtary of S'.hU Feb- ! ruary 21, Constitutional Amendment No. 2 RESOLUTION P.KLATLNCJ TO REVENUE AND TAXATION A joint resolution proposing an amendment amend-ment to Sections 2 end 3 of Article 13 of lite constitution of the Stale of Utali. relating to revenu and taxation. Be it resolved by the Legislature of tie S'ate of Utah. two - thirds of till mongers elect-td to ech Houie roncur-rirrtr roncur-rirrtr therein : SECTION I. Sections proposed to amend. That it in proposed to amend Sections 2 and S of Article XIII of th? constitution of the State of Utah so th- t th? same will read as follows: SECTION . 2. Tangible property to hs tacd hiw value , ascertained properti" i exempt legislature to provide annual tax for State. All tangible property in the Stste, rot exempt under the lawa of the United States, or under this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion to its valu. to be ascertained as provided by law. The property of the United States, of the State, counties, citirs. towns, school dist rlc,is, municipal corporations and public libraries, libra-ries, lot? with the buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious wnrshio or charilab'e purroses, and places of burial not held or used for private nr corporate bnof it, shall be exempt from tnxat'on. Wiiter rights, ditches, canals, reservoirs, power plants, pumping plant, transmission transmis-sion lin??, pipes and flumes owned and used by individuals or corporations for ir-rU'itinr ir-rU'itinr lands within the state owned hy such individuals or corporations, or the individual members thereof, shall not be teparately taxed as long as they shall he owned and used exclusively for Buch purposes. pur-poses. Power plants, power transmission lines and other property, used for generating gen-erating and delivering electrical power, a portion of which is used for furnishing power tor pumping water for irrigation purposes on lands in the State of Utah, may be exempted from taxation to the extent that such property is used for such purposes. These exemptions shall accrue to the benefit of the users of water so pumped undsr Buch reuaions as the legislature leg-islature may prescribe. The taxes of the indigent poor may be remitted or abated at such times and in such manner as may be provided by law. The legislature may provide for the exemption from taxation of homes, homesteads, and personal property, prop-erty, not to exceed two hundred fifty dol lat-a in value for homes and homesteads, and one hundred dollars for personal property. prop-erty. Property not to exceed $3,000 in value, owned by disabled persons who served in any war in the military service of the United States or of the State ol Utah and by the unmarried widows and minor orphans of such persons may oe exempted as the legislature may provide. The legislature shall provide by lew for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources sour-ces of revenue, to defray the estimated ordinary or-dinary expenses of the State for each fiscal fis-cal year. For the purpose pf paying the State debt, if any there be, . tht legislature legisla-ture shall provide for levying a tax annually, an-nually, sufficient to pay the annual interest inter-est and to pay the principal of such debt, within twenty years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. SECTION 8. Assessment and taxation f tangible property regulation rate-deductions rate-deductions exemptions personal In-come In-come tax rates dispositions of revenues. The legislature shall provide by law a uniform uni-form and equal rate of assessment and taxation on all tangible property in the State, according to its value in money, and j shall prescribe by law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of such property, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion propor-tion to the value of his, her, or its tangible tan-gible property, provided that the legislature legisla-ture may determine the manner and extent of taxing transient live stock and live 1 stock being fed for slaughter to be used for human consumption. Intangible prop- j arty may be exempted from taxation as property or it may be taxed in such man- i ner and to such extent as the legislature may provide. Provided that if intangible property be taxed as property' the rate thereof Bhall not exceed five mills cn each dollar of valuation. When exempted from taxation as property, the taxable income j therefrom shall be taxed under any tax based on incomes, but when taxed by the State of Utah as property, the income therefrom shall not also be txed. . The legislature may provide for deductions, exemptions, ex-emptions, andor offsets on any tax baaed upon income. The personal income tu. rates shall be graduated but ihe maximum maxi-mum ra'j Bhall not exceed six per cent of net income. No excise tax mte based upon income shall exceed four pr cent of net income. The rate limitations herein contained for taxes b?.sed on income and for taxes on intangible property shall be effective until January 1, 1937. and thereafter there-after until charrrred hy law by a vota of the majority of the members elected to each house of the legislature. All revenue rev-enue received from taxes on income or from taxec on intangible property ehall be ilocrted as follows: 75 per ctnt the-eof to the .-,tf.;e district school fund bJ 25 per cent thereof to the State general gen-eral fund and the State leviea for such purpose shall rcdaccu -iuu::tll in proportion to the revenues io allocated: J provided that nny surplus ibove '.he rev- ; enue required for the Stute distn school : fund as provided in Section ' of thid Ar- I ticie shall b paid into the tats general j f U Till SECTION 2. Secretary ot State to publish. The secretary of State is directed to e;:us-e this propuvd amendment to hv pu:li -h .-I ! as it-nuirc-d by the constil utio.i -i:)d to submitted to the electors of tic State at the ne:t -n'il --lection mi the manner prnvisif! by law. Si'X'i ION -I- To ta!ic cf lort-when. It approved by the eU-olors of the State this propc-ed amendment shall lak- ef'ec! -n th? it day of Januarv, 1931 Filtid with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 25, l'.!o0 Constitutional Amendment No. 3 KELATINC TO STATE SCHOOL FUND AND MANNER OF DISTRIBUTING INTEREST IN-TEREST OF SUCH FUND. A joint resolution providing for a:ne: d-menis d-menis to house joint resolutions num-j num-j :j;rf three and eight passed by the Icff-; Icff-; ialatuie in 1929, proposing to amend ! Section 3, Article X, ar.d Section 7, Ar-j Ar-j tide XIII of the constitution of the State I of Utah relating to the State school fund and the manner of distributing the in-terest in-terest of such fund and other revenues of the several school districts of the State. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the j State of Utah, two-thirds of all the mem- j bers elected to each House concurring I therein: SECTION 1. Resolution proposed to : amend. That it is proposed to amend house . joint resolution number 3 passed by tha j ; legislature in 1929, proposing to amend ; Section 3 of Article 10 of the constitution j of the State of Utah so that the same will -, read as follows : ! SECTION 3. Proceeds of lands and Mher j property per cent of proceeds per- i petual fund. The proceeds of all lands that have been or may be granted by the United Unit-ed States to this State, for the support of the common schools ; the proceeds of all property that may accrue to the State , hy e3L-hcat or forfeiture; all unclaimed shaves and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of chis State: the proceeds of the sale of timber, mineral j or other property from school and State lands, other than those granted for specific purposes ; and five per centum of the net proceeds of the sale of public lands lying within the State, which shall be sold by the United States subsequent to the ad-mission ad-mission of this State into the Union, shall be and remain a perpetual iun-i. to be called the State school fund, the interest of which only, shall be distributed among the several school districts according to ! the last preceding- school census. I SECTION 2. Resolution proposed to amend. That it is proposed to amend house joint resolution number 8 passed by the legislaturo in 1929, proposing to amend Section 7, of Article XIII of the constitution constitu-tion of the State of Utah so that the same will read as follows: SECTION 7. Rate of taxation not to exceed purpose distribution. The rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation, two and four-tenths mills for general State purposes, two-tenths of one mill for high school purposes, which shall constitute the hih school fund; said fund shall be apportioned ap-portioned in the manner the legislature shall provide, to the school districts maintaining main-taining high schools, and such levy for district school purposes which together with the interest on the permanent school fund and such other funds as may be available for distinct school purposes, will raise annually an amount which equals $25.00 for each person of school age in the state as shown by the last preceding school census; the same to be distributed among the school districts according to the last preceding Bchool census ; and In addition an equalization fund which when added to other revenues provided for this purpose pur-pose by the legislature Bhall be $5.00 for each person of school age as shown by the last preceding school census; said equalization equali-zation fund shall be apportioned to the school district it) such manner as the legislature leg-islature ahall provide. Said rates shall not be increased unless a proposition to increase the same specifying the rate or rates proposed and the time during which the same shall be levied, be first submitted submit-ted to a vote of such of the qualified electors elec-tors of the State, as in the year next preceding pre-ceding such election, shall have paid a property tax assessed to them within the State, and the majority of those voting thereon shall vote iit favor thereof, In such manner as may be provided bv law. SECTION 3. Secretary of State to publish. pub-lish. The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be pub lished bb required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner provided by law, as one proposition in lieu of H. J. R. numbers 3 and 8, passed at the regular session of the 18th legislature. SECTION 4. To take effect when. If approved by the electors of the State the proposed amendment shall take effect on the first day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 25, 19u0. Constitutional Amendment No. 4 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE TAXATION OP MINES AND MINING PROPERTY A joint resolution providing for an amendment amend-ment to Section 4, Article 13, of the - constitution of the State of Utah relat-Inf relat-Inf to tht taxation of mines and mining property. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of all the members mem-bers elected to each house concurring therein: 6ECTION 1. Sections proposed to ::r.iend. That it Is proposed to amend Section Sec-tion 4, Article XIII, of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read as follows : SECTION 4. Mines and claims to be assessed as-sessed basis and multiple what to be assessed as tangible property. AH metalliferous me-talliferous mines or mining claims, both placer and rock In place, Bhall bo assessed as the legislature shall provide; provided, the basis and multiple now used in determining de-termining the value of metalliferous mines for taxation purposes .nd the additional assessed value of $5.00 per acre there- f shall not be changed before J;.iiL:uy i, 1935, nor thereafter until otherwise provided pro-vided by law. All other mines or mining claims and .oiher valuable mineral deposit-, including land:; containinw coal or hydro-cat hydro-cat bona a:id all machinery used in miiiin-and miiiin-and all property or mrfaee improvement upon nt appurtenant to mines or mining claims, and the va'ue ot any aurtuee us nui'li; -it ruining e!:i:n:f ni m in it:; prop eitv for other than miiiin! purposes, sh h be assf-s.-ed as oth.-M tangible property. SECTION Z. Secretary of State to pu'' lish. The ietivtury of Slate is diivcted t-cause t-cause this p. -posed nm-'irlinent to be pul-lish.'d pul-lish.'d as required by I lie constitution tini to be submitted to the electors of the Stu! at the n. xt ranei-al r UcLion in (lv maim-prov maim-prov idet! hy law. SECTION 3. In eHect when. If .p proved by i h? t:i:-.-:ors of the State, thi proposed amendment shall take effect ths lt day of January. 1D31. Filed Wh !he S. jretnry of State Feb ruary -5, iySO. Consti; ;-tior,rI Amendment ). 5 A RESOLUTION CHEATING A STATE TAX (':i:iII3iION A joint resolution proposing an amend ment. to Section II of Article 13 of th constitution of the State of Utah, lating to revenue nnd taxation. Be it resolved by the Legislature of tJv-State tJv-State of Utah, two thirds of all mem bers elected to each house concurrii-.,. therein : SECTION 1 Sections propts?d to amend That it is proposed to amend Section 11 o; Article XIII of the constitution of th' State of Utah so that the same will rea as follows: SECTION 11. Creation of State tax cum mission membership governor to ap point terms duties county boaid-duties. boaid-duties. There shall be a State tax com mission consisting of four members, "id more than two of whom shill belong t the same political party. Ths member.' of the commission shall be appointed by the governor, by "and with the consent o1 tha senate, for such terms ot ofFice as ma be provided by law. The State tax commit sion shall adm!nist?r and supervise the tax laws of the State. It shall assess mines and public utilities and adjust and equalize the valuation and assessment u: , property among the several counties. It shall have such other powers of original assessment as the legislature may provide. pro-vide. Under such regulations in such cases and within such limitations as tht legislature may prescribe, it shall establish estab-lish systems of public accounting, review proposed bond issues, revise the tax levies and budgets of . local governmental units, and equalize the i cessment and valuation of property within the counties. The duties du-ties imposed upon the State board ol equalization by the constitution and law of this State shall be performed by the State tax commission. In each county of this State there shaft be a county board of equalization consisting con-sisting of the board of county commissioners commission-ers of said county. The county board oi equalization Bhall adjust and equalize tnt valuation and assessment of the real anr personal property within their respective counties, subject to such regulation and control by the State tax commission a-may a-may be prescribed by law. The State tax commission and the county boards ot equalization shall each have such other pov.ors as may be prescribed by the legislature. leg-islature. SECTION t. Secretary of State to pub lish. The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be pub lished as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of th State at the next general election !n tht manner provided by law. SECTION S. To take effect when If approved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment shall taks effect on the 1st day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State February Feb-ruary 25, 1930. Constitutional Amendment No. 6 RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF THE STATE PRISON AND STATE INSTITUTIONS A joint resolution proposing an amendment amend-ment to Section 3, of Article XIX of the constitution of the State of Utah, relating re-lating to the location of the State Prison. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring therein there-in : SECTION 1. Section proposed to amend. That it is proposed to amend Section 8 of Article XIX of the constitution of the State of Utah so that the same will read as follows : SECTION 3 Location of public Institutions Institu-tions and disposition of lands. The publla institutions of the State are hereby permanently per-manently located at the places hereinaf ter named, each to have the lands specifically speci-fically granted to it by the United States, in the Act of Congress, approved July 16th, 1894, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislature may provide; First: The seat of government and the State fair at Salt Lake City. Second : The institutions for the deaf and dumb, and the blind, and the State reform school at Ogden City, in the county of Weber. Third: The Utah State hospital at Pro-to Pro-to City, in the county of Utah. SECTION 2. Secretary of State to publish. pub-lish. The secretary of State is directed to cause this proposed amendment to be published pub-lished as required by the constitution and to be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election in tht manner provided by law. SECTION 3. To take effect when. If approved by the electors of the State, this proposed amendment shall take effect on the 1st day of January, 1931. Filed with the Secretary of State Feb-i Feb-i ruary 25, 1930 I. M. H. Welling, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that tho foregoing is full, true and correct copy of Constitutional Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, and 6 as proposed by the special session of the legislature of 1980 as the same appear of record in my office. of-fice. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal or the State of Utah, thia 1st day of September, Septem-ber, 19S0. (SEAL) 8r.Ur7 ot State ( |